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National Ornamental Metal Museum Foundation
Category: Arts & Entertainment Museums Museums [Edit]
374 Metal Museum DrMemphis, TN 38106
(901) 774-6380
- Hours:
Tue-Sat 10 am - 5 pm
Sun 12 pm - 5 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
5 reviews for National Ornamental Metal Museum Foundation
5 reviews in English
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Review from Derek R.
Destin, FL
Awesome!
If you are into metal work, this museum is for you!
Off the beaten path, along the banks of the Mississippi.
5 minutes from Beale Street.
Fabulous metal work!
Super friendly staff.
Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.
Don't forget to check out their workshop and if you have time check out one of their classes. ;) -
Review from Binh L.
8/12/2010
This is such a cute date place. I imagine this is for you Memphis College of Art kids! There are interesting metal pieces in the travelling and permanent collections. It's pretty cheap if you're a student ($3), and when you're done you can tour the grounds.
There is a nice gazebo you can sit and have a picnic with your date, overlooking the Mississippi. You can even forget for 5 minutes that the river is dirty.
The people are incredibly nice and helpful here! -
Review from Mike J.
8/18/2007
First of all, I'm biased since Poopsie works there. That being said, NOMM is one of the great treasures Memphis has. The exhibits change every few months and they are always interesting. The grounds of the museum are awesome, it has one of the best views of the Mississippi., especially at sunset.
For $5 you can tour the museum and see the current exhibit. Keep an eye on the Flyer for when they change exhibits. Usually there is a reception on the Saturday or Sunday afternoon, where you can meet the artist. Don't forget to visit the Gift Shop. Say hello to Poopsie, the most excellent Gift Shop Manager. The shop has all kinds of cool stuff made by metalsmiths both locally and in North America. You can find unique jewelry that you won't find anywhere else. If your tastes run that way, you could commission one of the staff artists to create something just for you.
Secret Hint:
The Gift Shop sells jewelry made by Ann Dick. Ann Dick is the wife of Philip K. Dick, the science fiction writer. He wrote a number of novels and short stories (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, The Man in the High Castle), some of which have been made into movies (Blade Runner, Minority Report). He is dead now. His wife is 80 and has just given up metalwork. If you can still snag a piece of her work at the gift shop, it will be a unique piece.
If you're real cheap, it doesn't cost anything to tour the grounds, visit the smithy and the foundry, see the artwork on display outside. Bring your lunch and eat in the gazebo overlooking the river. You can meet some of the staff, either working in the museum or working in the smithy or the foundry. If you've always wanted to beat hot metal with a large hammer, you can sign up for classes. It's fun.
In October, there's Repair Days. They will repair almost any metal objects you can bring in at a reasonable cost. They can sharpen dull knives tools, but not wit.Listed in: A Day on the Town
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Review from Anne P.
Chicago, IL
2/27/2010 1 Check-in Here
NOMM's the best Metal Museum I've ever been to. That said, it's a pretty niche subject.
The museum is pretty small, but has some great examples of historic and modern metalworking. Definitely worth a browse if you have any interest in metal, whether that's art or practical. The shop's fantastic, but the highlight for me was definitely the smithy and the grounds: the view of the Mississippi is indeed fantastic, with some amazing pieces overlooking it.
The smithy deserves its own entry, seriously: the guys there were super friendly and put up with our incessant questions for a good forty-five to an hour. It's fascinating watching the folks work and seeing the ins and outs of crafting metal. -
Review from Noelle V.
Memphis, TN
6/18/2010
I'll be honest. I have little/no interest on a day-to-day basis in metal working, metal arts, and the like. My family came to town and we were driving around down by the river and spotted this kind of older, cool building and they insisted on going. I found that I had some appreciation for the intricacy of the craft. The process is painstaking, and as someone who paints and draws, my hat goes off to those who pour and solder, and glaze. The exhibit showcased steampunk-esque tables, shining knifes, and more abstract metal work. For five bucks it was worth it.
